Ralph Nader the moderator

The man who’s come to symbolize third parties over the past decade — Ralph Nader — is going to moderate a debate between this cycle’s candidates following in his footsteps.

Nader, a former Green Party candidate who is not running for the White House this time around, will moderate a debate on Nov. 4 between Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode and Justice Party candidate Rocky Anderson.

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The debate will last two hours and take place at D.C.’s Busboys and Poets restaurant.

A release put out by Nader’s office emphasizes the onetime consumer activist’s involvement in third-party politics:

“Having experienced the challenges, obstacles and exclusions from ballots and debates as a third-party and independent presidential candidate, Mr. Nader is aware of how the conventional taboos and censorship produced by a two-party duopoly diminishes the political environment,” the statement said.

“This debate will highlight little-discussed major topics, redirections and citizen empowerments which reflect widespread popular interest, either by way of support or opposition. Political debates should not be rationed. They should become more numerous, innovative and extend beyond the narrow routine of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), created in 1987. The CPD is still captured by the Republican and Democratic Parties, memorialized through a written, exclusive agreement every four years between the two candidates.”